Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-10-08

u. Kelly which was eloquentiy responded to
by the Cardinal. Bishop Ireland, Senator
Davis Lt. Gov. Rice Hon. w. r. Murray,
resident North1up and other gentlemen
participated in the rich intellectually of the
occasion.
The fund for Miss Mary Sylvester
at Minneapolis, amounts to s1,2s675, and
at her request Judge Lochren has appointed
Dr. .Kilvington, A. j. Blethen and Platt B.
w alker, trustees of the fund and they have
accepted the trust. She is only 10 years of
age, and is by no means out of danger from
her injuries. The doctors believe that there
| is great danger of her never being able TO
use her right limb again. Should she re-
cover, however, her desire is to spend q
some business occupation. The trustees
appointed will see to it that the best possible
results are obtained for Miss Sylvester from
the money donated.
Nish Yitidage, miner in the Tower.
Mimi. mines and two daughters lost their
lives by the burning of the house in the
night. When the father awoke his sleeping
room was filled with smoke to suffOcation
He hastily aroused his wife who made her
escape with little child Going to the
room where his two daughters, aged eight
and eleven years, were sleeping, he tossed
one OF them through the window, as he
thrown against the wall and remained in
the room to meet her death. The father
left the house with the other girl who was
dead before he reached the open air The
climax Of the tragedy was the death of the
father himself.
Mrs. Alexander Mitchell of MilWau-
kee has gone to California, to reside there
permanently, it is said. Unpleasantness
has occurred, it is reported between Mrs
Mitchell and her son in reg I'd to the settle
ment OF the vast property left by Mr..
Mitchell. The abandonment and proposed
sale Of the homestead on Grand avenue by
John L. Mitchell has decided his mother, t
is said, to leave that city. Mrs Mitchell
did not receive, as stated 100000 for her
life tenure Of the homestead, but is to get
from her son John L. Mitchell $4,000 year
as long as she lives as consideration SO far
as concerns this portion of her dead hus-
bands estate.
Rather singular thing, in legal practice,
occurred on the Milwaukee bound train be-
tween Fennimore and Montfort, Wis. It
was the opening day of the Iowa county,
Wis, circuit court, Judge George Clement
son presiding, and the train was crowded
with lawyers, witnesses and jurors going to
the county seat at Dodgeville. Among the
passengers were Judges Clementson and
Evans. Their purpose was to argue at
DOdgevllle motion that had been set for q
hearing in chambers at Lancaster, but
which neutrality-suspicious. The accommodating
Judge listened to the argument OF the coun-
sci, and before Montfort was reached gave
the decision in the case, which was adverse
to the motion.
The annual session of the general
assembly Knights Of Labor began at
Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 3rd, about $50
d6l6pafAS then hoino
Master Workman Powderly is in attend
ance, and two factions appear in the CON
ventlon, one supporting and one opposing
him. Most OF sessions of the assembly are
secret An open session was held and
Mayor Ames delivered an address of
welcome to the city, which was responded
to by W. L. Griffith of Chicago; short adj
dresses were also made by Ralph Beaumont
and G. H. Carlton. The sessions are held
In the Washington rink which is handsome
ly decorated.
At Metz, M. Schnaeble, Jr., who
was arrested on the Goth ult,, by the
German authorities for crossing the frontier
and atfixing reasonable placard, bearing
the trl-colors upon tree near the roadway,
has been sentenced to three weeks i'm.
prlsonment and fine of 20 marks The
youth expressed sorrow for his action.
The court said it considered Schnaebele, at
the time he committed the offense. was
conscious that it was of punishable
nature, but admitted that his age (16).
should be considered in extenuation and
decreed that the time he has already spent
in prison should be credited against his
sentence.
Rufus A. Simmons, for 80 years
resident OF Hastings, Mimi, suicided by
hanging himself in his barn. He leaves a
Wife, four daughters and one son. His age
was 81 years. He left two letters-one to
his boy Walter, giving him parental advice,
ana az az wishing him goodbye, and the other
him to settle up his estate, returning thanks
for kind acts and giving orders in regard to
his burial Financial perplexities caused
the act, the eliminating incident being
sherltf's levy upon his personal property
at the suit of Norwalk, Ohio, creditor.
The National Reserve Life Insurance
Company, of Sioux City, Iowa, has ceased
to do business, The business, what there is
OF it, has been turned over to the Mutual
Benefit Company, of Marshalltown, Iowa.
The company was organized several Years
ago by j. a. Smoke, but has never been a
success. The membership was small and
the running expenses large. OF late there
the members at the way things were going,
and finally the affairs were wound up and
operations ceased.
,oo1-o4 So. c,:
BOOK agent from chicago, named
W. L. Smith tried to commit suicide at the
man Ok eamt s 4 ~ ba,, a e.; FL, p1K M ne pau
+ha 49, ~ fos,. ~ nag n. lucy went 20
ready to con,nit +b ao gaod aI h;s wnen apout
+,1sd " - al III, 1ae ueea. ms assls5ant re-
return return Smith init then went to his room,
in some whisky. Before he could drink it
the proprietor of the hotel broke into his